Not everyone is happy about Forbes describing Kylie Jenner as a self-made billionaire.
Twitter in particular created a frenzied backlash towards this statement with a few compelling arguments. One tweet stated that Kylie couldn't possibly be named self-made, since her parents are already millionaires.
“Self-made”? Really? It’s easy to become a billionaire when you’re parents are millionaires...It’s called generational wealth + nepotism.
— Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) July 11, 2018
Try Oprah Winfrey, who was raised on a small Mississippi farm by her grandmother, for self-made *whispers Kylie also isn’t a billionaire yet* pic.twitter.com/UQGrJxno8z
This backlash continued with a tweet by Dictionary.com who offered a definition for "self-made"
Self-made means having succeeded in life unaided.
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) July 11, 2018
Used in a sentence: Forbes says that Kylie Jenner is a self-made woman. https://t.co/sr8Ncd7s5A https://t.co/ehEL7Cf6KV
After posting the tweet, Dictionary.com tweeted that their definition of the self-made was not to throw shade (disrespect) at Jenner, but rather to convey an important point. This point is explained above in Shelby Ivey Christie's tweet, where she describes Oprah Winfrey's journey from rags to riches as the definition of self-made.
Jenner is extremely popular thanks to the reality show, "Keeping up with the Kardashian's". The show has elevated her status and make-up brand, which has greatly aided her income. So maybe Twitter has a point. Jenner may be on her way to being a billionaire, but the term self-made isn't how her accumulated wealth can be described.
